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Cuman

/ˈk(j)uːmən/

Cuman noun: a member of a nomadic Turkic people of central Asia who ruled parts of Eurasia and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages.

Noun

Cuman (plural Cumans)

  1. (historical) A member of a nomadic Turkic people of central Asia who ruled parts of Eurasia and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages.
    Synonyms:
    Polovtsian

Proper noun

Cuman

  1. The Turkic language spoken by these people.

Cuman meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Arabic

Cuman in Hindi

member of the Cuman people
कूमान kūmān

Cuman in Urdu

member of the Cuman people
کُومان kūmān

Cuman in Arabic

member of the Cuman people
كُومَان kūmān

Synonyms of Cuman

Forms of Cuman

pluralCumans
alternative formKuman

Origin of Cuman

From Medieval Latin Cumani, from Byzantine Greek Κουμάνοι (Koumánoi), perhaps ultimately from the name of the Kuma River.

Questions about Cuman

What does Cuman mean?
Cuman means a member of a nomadic Turkic people of central Asia who ruled parts of Eurasia and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages.
What is Cuman in Hindi?
Cuman in Hindi is कूमान (kūmān). See Cuman meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Cuman?
Cuman can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cuman?
Cuman is pronounced /ˈk(j)uːmən/.
What is the plural of Cuman?
The plural of Cuman is Cumans.

Words near Cuman in the dictionary

  1. Cumae
  2. Cumaean
  3. Cumaeans
  4. cumai
  5. cumaldehyde
  6. Cuman
  7. Cumanagoto
  8. Cumanagotos
  9. Cumans
  10. Cumaná
  11. cumaric

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